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What If There Was No Christmas?
Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2012 (message contributor)
WHAT IF THERE WAS NO CHRISTMAS?
Lets ponder the what if - say- the antichrist powers would have defeated Christ at birth and therefore eliminated Christianity? what would have been lost?
i. There would be no Christmas joy
ii. There would be no kids smiles
iii. There would be no Merry Christmas
iv. There would be no singing of jingle bells
v. There would be no joy to the world
vi. There would be no hark the herald angels singing
vii. There would be no silent night
viii. There would be no gift giving
ix. There would be no colorful lights
x. There would be no candy canes
xi. There would be no God with us
xii. There would be no reason for the season
xiii. There would be no holiday spirit of giving
xiv. There would be no Good News
xv. There would be no sacred romance between us and the Lord
xvi. There would be no faith
xvii. There would be no prayer
xviii. There would be no bridge to Heaven
xix. There would be no supernatural healings
xx. There would be no grace
xxi. There would be no mercy
xxii. There would be no forgiveness
xxiii. There would be no purpose for our lives
xxiv. There would be no bondage breaker moments in life
xxv. There would be no freedom
xxvi. There would be no eternal life
xxvii. There would be no transformations
xxviii. There would be no light at the end of the tunnel
xxix. There would be no revivals
xxx. There would be no church - no Christian Hills
xxxi. There would be no Christians
xxxii. There would be no bridge to the presence of God
xxxiii. There would be no Spirit filled life
xxxiv. There would be no 12 step recovery program
xxxv. There would be no love
xxxvi. There would be no wise men
xxxvii. There would be no family gatherings
xxxviii. There would be no New Testament and the Bible as we know it
xxxix. There would be no entrance to the Holy of Holies
xl. There would be no revelation of Jesus
xli. There would be no Christian organizations
xlii. There would be no pastor’s
xliii. There would be no worship music
xliv. There would be no Bread of Life
xlv. There would be no deliverance
xlvi. There would be no joy or smiles in this life
xlvii. There would be no testimonies to His resurrection power
xlviii. There would be no miracles
xlix. There would be no defeating of death
l. There would be no salvation
li. There would be no hope
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